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Revised 12/24/11
My Research: https://sites.google.com/site/ernie124102/home
More info: ernie1241@aol.com Every FBI Headquarters Division was the subject of an annual Inspection regarding its operations, activities, and personnel. Historically significant (and previously unknown) statistical information is often contained in those Division Inspection Reports. Of particular interest are the annual Inspection Reports of “Division 5” which in 1993 became known as the National Security Division but which was previously known in the 1940’s and 1950’s as the National Defense Division, then Security Division, and in the 1960’s as the Domestic Intelligence Division. Copies of Division 5’s annual Inspection Reports appear in the personnel files of the three Assistant Directors who headed the Division from the 1940’s through the 1970’s, i.e. D. Milton Ladd, Alan Belmont, and William C. Sullivan. Copies also appear in personnel files of several senior Domestic Intelligence Division employees such as Donald E. Moore, Inspector In Charge, Espionage--Central Research Branch and Joseph A. Sizoo, the Inspector in Charge of the Internal Security Section – Liaison Branch. Moore was also designated as "#1 Man" within the Domestic Intelligence Division--under the Assistant Director. When these reports were initially released, statistical information regarding the number of live FBI informants inside the Communist Party USA was redacted. After I appealed the redactions, the reports were released again without redacting most of that numerical data. Since it appears that I am the first and only person to have received non-redacted data regarding the number of FBI informants inside the CPUSA plus other numerical information pertaining to internal security matters, I am scanning pertinent pages from several 1960's Inspection Reports below and summarizing other reports. Also copied below is a page from an FBI monograph on the CPUSA which summarizes the number of CPUSA members from 1919 to 1954. Comments in the Reports about “two informants in top echelon of the Communist Party” and “sensational information secured this year from top-level CP informants” refer to FBI counterintelligence activities within the CPUSA by two FBI moles, i.e. Morris Childs and Jack Childs (also known by their respective FBI symbols CG-5824-S* and NY-694-S*. CG = Chicago (where Morris lived) NY = New York City (where Jack lived) S = Security informant Asterisk (*) designated person who could never testify in court or otherwise be identified The Childs brothers participated in a counterintelligence operation code-named “SOLO”. One FBI memo describes the origins of the SOLO operation as follows: “Solo is code name for operation involving CG-5824-S as official liaison representative between Communist Party (CP), USA, and Soviet Union. Information developed in 1956 that Soviets and CPUSA both desired better means of communication. Survey of this over-all matter reflected that CG-5824-S offered our best potential of penetrating any courier apparatus which might be set up between CPUSA and Moscow. Through careful guidance afforded by Chicago office and deft maneuvering on part of informant himself, CG 5824-S was ultimately selected by Eugene Dennis, CPUSA leader, to go to Moscow as official representative of CPUSA. This information was relayed to Soviets through Tim Buck, Canadian CP leader, and approval of CG-5824-S to act in this capacity was subsequently received by Moscow…Invaluable assistance in over-all operation was afforded by NY-694-S, brother of CG 5824-S. NY-694-S has long been engaged in courier operations between CPUSA and Canadian CP. He was recipient of original information that liaison might be established between Soviets and CPUSA…All problems and obstacles were ultimately surmounted and CG-5824-S (one name deleted) departed for Moscow 4-24-58. They spent one month in Moscow, another month touring Russia and 12 days in China. During this period CG-5824-S conferred with most of highest ranking officials in Russia and China. He returned to this country on July 21, 1958.” [FBI HQ file 67-268746, #194; 8/28/58 memo re SOLO from F. J. Baumgardner to A.H. Belmont.] See below for more information pertaining to a New York field office file on Jack Childs. 1958 Inspection Report 408 live informants inside the CPUSA described as "all time high" up to that point 
 1960 Inspection Report
“Since February 18, 1959, considerable increase in development of ‘Double Agents’ (26) and potential (36)…Security informant coverage increased to 1507 (1439 as of 3/1/59). Live informants in Communist Party (CP) increased from 412 last inspection to 433 or 7.86% of estimated Party membership (5531).”   1962 Inspection Report
“401 live informants in Communist Party on all levels”   1966 Inspection Report
CPUSA: “…increased active double agents from 57 to 71, potential double agents from 42 to 54…Security informants total 1223 up 95 from last inspection” and RACIAL INFORMANTS: “Racial informants increased from 333 to 440 including 87 officers of Klan organizations.”
 03/21/67 Inspection Report by W. Mark Felt “As of 2/1/67, 51 double agents being operated against Soviets (50 last inspection). 227 individuals under development as potential double agents. 5 defectors in place compared with 4 last inspection…Racial informants increased to 572 from 408. Bureau had 24 informants as delegates, 2 informants as alternate delegates and 16 informants as observers at Communist Party USA National Convention, 6/22-26/66 for excellent coverage of Convention.” 03/06/68 Inspection Report by W. Mark Felt “Marked increase in racial informants from 574 to 1146…SOLO operation continues to provide valuable information, total of 24 missions completed, 2 since last inspection, 1 currently in progress….Security informants decreased from 1242 (2/67) to 1032 (2/68) due to conversion of some informants to racial informants. 318 informants furnish coverage of Communist Party USA.” “As of 2/1/68, 44 double agents being operated against Soviets (51 last inspection); 222 individuals under development as potential double agents. 5 defectors in place (same as last inspection), all presently out of country; however, 2 actively operated in past year and furnished valuable information…57 double agents currently being operated against satellite countries, 8 developed since last inspection.” 05/26/69 Inspection Report by W. Mark Felt “Racial situation explosive nationwide, with international ramifications…Since last inspection racial matters case load up 19.6%, racial informants increased over 300%, individuals on Agitator Index up almost 400%. Klan membership down 15% largely due to successful counterintelligence action. Total security matters (5/1/69) 30,969 including 975 pending inactive Security Index cases down from 32,667 (1/31/68) – 5.2% decrease. Division closely following New Left movement. Security informants increased from 1082 (2/68) to 1180 (5/1/69).” “As of 5/1/69, 66 double agents being operated against Soviets (44 last inspection). 218 individuals under development as potential double agents (222 last inspection). No defectors in place (5 last inspection)…Informants against Chinese communist intelligence activities have increased from 39 to 64…5 double agents (4 last inspection) being operated in Chinese intelligence field.” “SOLO operation continues to furnish valuable information, total of 31 missions completed, 7 since last inspection—noteworthy." 04/23/70 Inspection Report by W. Mark Felt “Violent racial extremist activities continue to increase…Black Panther Party expanding and brazenly advocating overthrow of Government by force. Case load up 5.16%; racial and ghetto informants increased 12.8%...Division has vigorously pressed investigation of New Left terrorists and contributed to 7 convictions and 18 additional indictments arising out of violence at the Democratic Convention in Chicago.” “Total security matters pending in field 3/31/70 – 37,746, up substantially from year ago. Security and potential security informants decreased slightly attributable to Bureau-wide stress on quality…67 double agents currently being operated against Soviets (66 last inspection). 207 under development as potential double agents (218 last inspection). 5 defectors in place, all out of country at present time…Informants on Chinese intelligence matters increased to 103 from 64 last inspection. 61 double agents furnish valuable information on 7 satellite countries—same as last inspection.” COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBERSHIP FIGURES 1919-1954
[From: FBI monograph, “Membership of the Communist Party USA, 1919-1954”, May 1955, page iii].
 [This file is the FBI-New York field file on CPUSA membership]  COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBERS BY STATE AS OF 06/30/57 - from NYC field file 100-80638, serial #1248 This chart includes a summary of CPUSA membership by state and by FBI field office territory from 9/30/56
through 6/30/57.
  FBI PENETRATION OF CPUSA HQ
Scanned below are the first two pages of a May 1957 memo written by Alan Belmont who was the Assistant Director in charge of the FBI's Domestic Intelligence Division.
Belmont's memo reveals the extent of FBI penetration of the CPUSA -- including access to its financial records, membership figures, its organizational structure, and details concerning what transpired during secret closed meetings of senior CP officials - including the CP National Executive Committee. A considerable amount of this data is contained in memos appearing in the personnel files of Inspector Donald E. Moore (Inspector in Charge, Espionage-Central Research Branch of the Domestic Intelligence Division) as well as the HQ and New York City field files on Phil Bart -- the National Organizational Secretary of the Communist Party USA.
  NYC file 134-91 = Jack Childs (FBI informant NY-694-S* / SOLO operation
This is an extremely valuable (large) file for anyone interested in discovering factual data regarding: · Policy disputes and personality conflicts within the CPUSA · CPUSA financial information – including funds from the Soviet Union smuggled into U.S. through Canada CP · Minutes of CPUSA National Committee and National Executive Committee meetings · CPUSA disputes with Soviet officials · Sino-Soviet dispute · Secret documents obtained by Morris and Jack Childs during their visits to Communist nations and their personal contacts with senior Communist Party officials in the Soviet Union and China · Circulation figures of CPUSA publications such as Political Affairs, The Worker, People’s World and World Marxist Review · FBI penetration of CPUSA at all levels, including national HQ in NYC · FBI file numbers on all CPUSA-related subjects FBI FILE NUMBERS
As the originating office for the FBI's investigation of the Communist Party USA, the FBI's New York field office opened hundreds of “main files” pertaining to the CPUSA, its activities, its members, its finances, and all of its operations. Many of these files contain more than 10,000 serials! Below is a partial list which may be helpful to researchers. Periodically, I will be adding new file numbers to this listing....and I may expand it later to incorporate other field office file numbers such as Boston, Detroit, and San Francisco. As extensive as this listing may seem, it is only the tip of the iceberg because the FBI created numerous sub-files to capture information about every individual Communist Party club, plus every individual labor union, every civil rights group, or other legitimate organization with known or suspected Communist infiltration aka "Cominfil". In addition, even the general subject files (such as “Political Activities”) were often further broken down into sub-files by geographical area (such as by County) or by Communist Party district, or by FBI territory or by other categories. For example: the FBI HQ main file might be 100-3-000 (000 = 3-digit subject code), but the same file could add a suffix of another 1,2, or 3 digits to designate data received from a field office or other descriptor on that same subject. As one example, the FBI HQ file number for the FBI HQ "Prosecution Brief" on the CPUSA was 100-3-74 but information on that same subject which was sent to HQ by the New York field office was filed in HQ file 100-3-74-34 with "34" signifying New York field data. [A similar procedure was implemented with respect to Ku Klux Klan klaverns and White Citizens Council groups, i.e. 2-digit suffixes were added to the HQ file number to designate data received from individual field offices -- or to designate data about particular regions or cities/states.] Most FBI field offices sent copies of their summary reports regarding the status of the Communist Party in their territory to the FBI’s New York field office. Every field office was required to prepare quarterly or semi-annual summary reports about such matters as CPUSA membership, Communist infiltration of mass organizations, and "Thumbnail Sketches of Subversive Organizations" in their territory. Regretably, more and more FBI files on CPUSA-related subjects have been, or are in the process of being, transferred to NARA. Others have been destroyed. CPUSA—NEW YORK CITY FIELD OFFICE FILES 65-1462 = William Schneiderman (Chairman, Northern California District, CPUSA and CPUSA National Committee) 65-17697 = Tracing of American Money Used By Soviets In Espionage Operations 66-6989 = CG-5824-S [FBI code for Morris Childs; Coordinator Midwestern Communist Party Districts; FBI mole inside CPUSA] 97-163 = Daily Worker 97-169 = The Worker aka Publishers New Press, Inc. [East coast weekly Communist newspaper] (100-prefix files) 56 = Mike Davidow (Labor Secretary, NY State CP) 269 = Henry Winston 559 = Jesus Colon (CPUSA National Committee – New York District) 1329 = Survey of Chinese Communist Activity in the U.S. 1696 = Elizabeth Gurley Flynn 4931 = CPUSA (Generic) 5106 = Clarence Hathaway (Chairman, NY District CPUSA; assistant to CPUSA National Board) 6562 = Communist Party of Puerto Rico 7577 = William Weiner (CPUSA financial operations w/ Stan Levison) 7629 = Cominfil NAACP 7658 = Lement Harris (assistant to William Weiner; CPUSA Finance Committee) 8057 = Eugene Dennis (General Secretary, CPUSA) 9364 = James Ford 9365 = William Z. Foster (National Chairman, CPUSA) 9595 = William Weinstone (CPUSA NY State Chairman; CPUSA rep for World Marxist Review) 9984 = Albert Blumberg (CPUSA National Legislative Director) 10989 = New Century Publishers 13203 = George Morris (Labor Columnist, The Worker) 12473 = Si Gerson aka Simon W. Gerson (NY State Legislative Chairman) 13444 = Joseph North (Foreign Editor, The Worker) 13480 = Joseph Starobin 13483 = Betty Gannett (CPUSA NY District Organizational and Educational Director) 15140 = Tim Buck (General Secretary, Communist Party of Canada, 1929-1962) 16021 = Arnold Johnson (CP NYS Vice Chairman, member National Commission; assistant to CPUSA National Board 3/61) 16785 = James E. Jackson (National Commission member; Editor, The Worker, 1960; Negro Affairs Secretary) 17923 = John Gates (Editor, Daily Worker) or 19723 (both #’s cited on FBI serials—one is a typo) 18065 = Jack Stachel (CPUSA National Committee member) 19679 = Isadore Wofsky (CPUSA Reserve Fund; CPUS Finance Committee) 20649 = Ed Strong (CPUSA National Negro Commission) 20789 = W.E. DuBois 21421 = Alexander Trachtenberg 23774 = John Williamson 23825 = Benjamin Davis Jr. (CP-NY State Chairman & National Secretariat) 24638 = Abner Berry 25623 = Eric Bert aka Herbert Joseph Putz (CPUSA National Committee 1959; Managing Editor, The Worker) 25693 = Earl Browder 25780 = Corliss Lamont 26018 = Louis Weinstock (General Manager, The Worker) 26603 = CPUSA, District 2 (New York State) 26603-C40 = Bronx County 26603-C41 = Queens County 26603-C42 = New York County – Manhattan 26603-C43 = Kings County 26603-C355 = Jamaica Section CPUSA 26603-C1214 = Harlem Section CPUSA 26603-C1759 = Rockaway Section CPUSA 26603-C1846 = East Queens Section CPUSA 27452 = Robert G. Thompson (CPUSA Organizational Secretary) 27539 = Carl Winter 31019 = Cominfil Labor Unions / Trade Union Commission 32826 = James Allen (CPUSA National Commission; editor Daily Worker) 34032 = Louis Burnham 46729 = Bayard Rustin 48033 = Irving Potash (CPUSA Trade Union Secretary) 50090 = Sid Stein (CPUSA National Organizational Secretary) 50806 = George Blake Charney (CPUSA National Committee; Chairman of New York District Communist Party) 51166 = Communist Party of Canada (Tim Buck) 51820 = Jefferson School of Social Science 54651 = National Groups 54965 = John Abt (CPUSA attorney) 54899 = Leon Wofsy 56579 = Phil Bart (CPUSA National Organizational Secretary; Assistant Executive Secretary CPUSA; his file has considerable CP membership statistical data) 61206 = Howard Fast 62509 = Doxey A. Wilkerson (led NY State CP caucuses on NAACP) 64061 = Jacob Childs aka Jack Childs (FBI informant NY-694-S*; CPUSA Finance Committee) 74560 = Funds 78633 = Isidore Gibby Needleman 79498 = Veterans Matters 79717 = Political Activities 80532 = Herbert Aptheker (CPUSA National Committee; Editor, Political Affairs) 80633 = Education 80634 = Farmers Matters 80635 = Jewish Activities 80636 = Legislative Activities 80638 = Membership 80639 = Dejected Communist File (aka Review Commission) 80640 = Negro Question 80641 = Organization 80643 = Women Matters 80644 = CP NYD Youth Matters 80864 = Religion 81338 = Security Measures 81675 = Pamphlets and Publications 81752 = CPUSA Prosecutions Brief 84275 = William L. Patterson (Vice- Chairman, NY District and General Manager, The Worker) 84994 = Gus Hall 85051 = Milton H. Friedman = CPUSA attorney 86624 = International Relations 87211 = Factionalism 87212 = Colonial Matters 87531 = Shirley Graham DuBois (Editor, Freedomways –CPUSA quarterly magazine for black Americans, 1st issue = Spring 1961) 88123 = United Nations 88297 = Cultural Activities 89590 = CP Strategy in Industry 89691 = Domestic Administration Issues 89816 = Fred Fine (member, National Committee CPUSA) 90311 = Thumbnail Sketches of Subversive Organizations 91330 = Hunter Pitts O’Dell 91418 = Junius Scales 92763 = Pettis Perry 95550 = Paul Robeson Jr. 95583 = Communist Party Line 96778 = Frank Coe 96985 = Underground Operations 97167 = Political Affairs magazine (official organ of CPUSA National Committee since 1945) 98557 = CPUSA Defense Activities 98699 = Claude Lightfoot (Chairman Illinois-Indiana CPUSA District; member National Board of CPUSA) 102697 = Cominfil Mass Orgs 105568 = Albert (Mickey) Lima (Chairman, Northern California District CPUSA) 105078 = Hymen Lumer (CP National Committee, National Education Director, National Secretary) 110840 = Earl Durham (CPUSA National Committee – NY District) 110469 = CPUSA Alternate Leadership 111180 = Stanley David Levison (secret CPUSA member/confidant of Martin Luther King Jr.) 114201 = Cominfil PTA 121760 = CPUSA Headquarters 129629 = William Albertson (CPUSA Labor Secretary) 128314 = NY State CP – District 2 – Funds 128804 = CPUSA – Youth Matters 128814 = CP NYD – Organization 128815 = CP NYD – Negro Question 128816 = CP NYD – National Groups 128817 = CP NYD — Membership 128821 = CPUSA Reserve Fund 128822 = CP NYD – Education 128843 = Cominfil American Friends Service Committee 129573 = Cominfil American Communications Association 129629 = William Albertson (CP NYD Organizational Secretary) 129802 = CPUSA—Counterintelligence Program 131666 = CPUSA Southern Region 133902 = Attempts to Infiltrate Mass Orgs 133903 = CP NYD Attempts to Infiltrate Mass Orgs 137025 = World Marxist Review (theoretical organ of international communist movement, prepared and edited in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and printed in several languages throughout the world.) 139834 = Cominfil Negro American Labor Council 140277 = CP Interest in Puerto Rican Independence 144189 = Freedomways magazine [quarterly review of black freedom movement set up by CPUSA National Committee member James Jackson with approval by CP-Soviet Union. 1st issue = Spring 1961] 145839 = Public Appearances of Party Leaders 145872 = Public Appearances of Party National Committee Members 149194 = Cominfil SCLC 149651 = John Abt (CPUSA attorney) CPUSA— FBI CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE FILES 61-867 = Claude Lightfoot (member, National Committee CPUSA) 100-prefix files 2748 = Sam Kushner (member, National Committee CPUSA) 3313 = Jack Kling 3952 = Gilbert Green 12459 = Flora Hall (member, National Committee CPUSA) 14644 = The Worker 17769 = Funds (CP Illinois District) 17965 = CPUSA Brief 17977 = Political Activities 18209 = Pamphlets and Publications 18080 = Richard Criley 18699 = Religion 18952 = Membership (transferred to NARA) 18953 = Organization 18956 = Negro Question 18961 = International Relations 18962 = Security Measures 18963 = Factionalism 19431 = Strategy in Industry 19491 = Domestic Administration Issues 20881 = CPUSA Line 21222 = Underground Operations 22483 = Lola Belle Holmes (FBI informant inside CPUSA) 24729 = Emanuel Blum (member, National Committee CPUSA) 26575 = Communist Front Organizations 32864 = COINTELPRO 36644 = Cominfil NALC 41324 = Communism in Racial Matters CPUSA—FBI HQ MAIN FILES 61-7559 = General Activities, Communist Party (12000+ serials) 66-8603-1-34 = CPUSA Weekly Trends 100-3 = CPUSA General Activities 100-3-63 = Funds 100-3-64 = Confidential Mailing Addresses 100-3-66 = Un-American Statements 100-3-67 = Propaganda 100-3-68 = Membership 100-3-69 = Organization 100-3-70 = Legislative Activities 100-3-71 = Education 100-3-72 = Political Activities 100-3-74 = CPUSA Prosecution Brief (National) 100-3-74-34 = CPUSA Prosecution Brief (New York Division) 100-3-76 = Youth Matters 100-3-78 = Women 100-3-80 = United Nations 100-3-81 = International Relations 100-3-82 = Religion 100-3-83 = Domestic Administration Issues 100-3-84 = Security Measures 100-3-85 = Address of CP Units 100-3-86 = Pamphlets and Publications 100-3-88 = Factionalism 100-3-89 = Party Line 100-3-91 = National Group Commissions 100-3-94 = CPUSA Underground Operations 100-3-94-34 = CPUSA Underground Operations, New York Division 100-3-98 = Communist Fugitives 100-3-99 = TOPLEV (Top Level CP officials) 100-3-102 = CPUSA Reserve Fund 100-3-104 = COINTELPRO 100-3-105 = CPUSA Southern Region 100-3-106 = Attempts to Infiltrate Mass Orgs 100-3-114 = Public Appearances of Party Leaders 100-3-116 = Negro Question—Communist Influence in Racial Matters 100-55685 = Political Affairs (theoretical organ of CPUSA since 1945) 100-138754 = Cominfil of Motion Pictures and Plays (aka COMPIC) 100-149163 = Benjamin J. Davis (National Secretary CPUSA) 100-403529 = Communism and Religion 100-428091 = SOLO Counterintelligence Operation (Morris and Jack Childs); The FBI has posted a major portion of this HQ file online here: http://vault.fbi.gov/solo 100-429828 = World Marxist Review (theoretical organ of international Communist movement) 100-442529 = Communist Influence in Racial Matters aka CIRM (41,000pp) 102-4-51 = CPUSA Voorhis Act CPUSA—FBI LOS ANGELES FIELD OFFICE FILES 97-16 = People’s World [West Coast weekly Communist newspaper) 100-1763 = SoCal District CP 100-4486 = Dorothy Healey 100-4663 = Ben Dobbs (at-large member CPUSA National Committee) 100-5589 = Cominfil NAACP 100-15732 =COMPIC 100-19333 = Cominfil Radio-TV 100-23433 = CPUSA SoCal District--Political Activities 100-23488 = Funds 100-23755 = Pamphlets and Publications 100-23901 = Education 100-23933 = Membership 100-24342 = Legislative Activities 100-24345 = Negro Question 100-24346 = Youth Matters 100-24349 = International Relations 100-24350 = Communism and Religion 100-24352 = Factionalism 100-26044 = Organization 100-26045 = Domestic Administration Issues 100-26046 = National Group Commissions 100-29162 = Gus Hall 100-32199 = Cominfil UCLA 100-33983 = Cominfil PTA 100-34349 = Herbert Aptheker 100-35451 = COINTELPRO 100-40072 = Hy Lumer 100-45351 = Cominfil Los Angeles School Board 100-48290 = Political Affairs magazine 100-54554 = COINTELPRO 100-55887 = Cominfil Mass Orgs 100-59903 = Negro American Labor Council 100-61270 = CPUSA vs Subversive Activities Control Board 100-63063 = Communism and Religion 100-66078 = Communist Influence In Racial Matters 100-67287 = CPUSA 157-636 = Communist Tactics CPUSA--FBI SAN FRANCISCO FIELD OFFICE FILES 97-26 = William Schneiderman 100-9720 = Negro Question 100-11889 = CP Northern California District 100-13120 = Pettis Perry 100-16827 = CP Tulare County 100-16828 = CP Fresno County 100-21286 = CP San Joaquin County 100-21287 = CP Butte County 100-24197 = Helen Lima 100-25085 = Funds 100-25347 = Political Activities 100-25539 = CP Brief 100-25687 = Security Measures 100-26165 = Pamphlets and Publications 100-26239 = Membership 100-26546 = Education 100-27747 = Organization 100-27791 = Factionalism 100-27792 = Farm Matters 100-27793 = Legislative Activities 100-28630 = Strategy in Industry 100-28718 = Domestic Administration Issues 100-29913 = Vincent Hallinan 100-30717 = CP Line 100-31414 = CP Yuba County 100-33359 = Attempts to Infiltrate Mass Organizations 100-36363 = Sutter County 100-43478 = CP National Committee Viewpoints |
